Intelligentsia Coffee Post Office Square Coffeebar — Restaurant in Boston

Great place, but very tough to make plans to meet people here when the hours of operation are so inconsistent. It’s happened several times now to me and other people I work with. Online it says they’re open, but you get there and there’s nobody there, customers just standing around wondering if someone’s coming back or if they’re closed. I just visited 2:30pm on a Friday. Google says they are open, but there’s nobody behind the counter, no signage anywhere indicating closed, and the front desk building security saying they haven’t seen anyone for a while. When I arrived there was also a woman standing there who mentioned she’s been waiting for 10 minutes and hasn’t seen anyone. Easy fix would be a sign on the counter when closed / more accurate...

I know this brand and visited their branch near Venice Beach a couple of times. There the espresso was outstanding. Here in Boston the cappuccino was so extremly sour that I even had problems to swallow. The very nice ladies tried a second version and I could see how they did a lot of adjustments at the grinder and brewing ratio. They both did their very best to improve the extraction. The outcome was a little bit less but still sour. I was too embarassed to complain again as the barristas were so incredible friendly. It seemed to be a problem of underextraction propably caused by the espresso-machine. The company should fix this issue and provide proper hardware. Almost seven dollars for a terrible sour cappuccino...

Out of all of the coffee shops in Boston, Intelligentsia is extremely underrated. It is far better than Tatte or George Howell, or any of the popular names thrown around. Every time my latte here is smooth, not acidic at all, and creamy. The barista with dark hair that works here (I don't know her name) is incredibly talented and just does an amazing job every time! I have seen other baristas receiving awards for mediocre, acidic, inconsistent lattes and she is better than every...